What is the metadata that I need to put my title on Artmobile?
Metadata makes sure your book is discoverable online and categorized correctly. Good quality metadata is going to help a reader, or a librarian or a bookseller, find your book.
The metadata Artmobile will ask you for, after we get your final okay to print on printing is:
- Retail Price (required)
- Author (required)
- Roles to choose from are:
- By (author)
- Edited by
- Translated by
- Edited and translated by
- Roles to choose from are:
- Author Biography (required)
- 2500 character limit
- Up to four contributors, roles to choose from are:
- By (artist), By (author), By (photographer), Afterword by, As told by, Compiled by, Edited and translated by, Edited by, Translated by, Foreword by, Illustrated by, Introduction by, Retold by, With
- Search Engine Keywords (optional)
- 20 - 30 keywords allowed
- Book description (required)
- 350 character minimum/3900 character limit
- Reviews and Endorsements (optional), up to 6 entries:
- Name of Reviewer
- Review Published In (title of publication, ie, The New York Times)
- Review Text
- 1000 character limit
- Review Type:
- Review Quote
- Endorsement
Have question about metadata? Email our expert.
We already have some of your metadata from printing, so you will not be asked to add any of the below:
- Title
- ISBN (we assign this and the bar code to your back cover for you)
- Publisher (that's you!)
- Trim Size
- Page Count
- Format (paperback or hardcover)
- Publication date (when the book is done/received at the warehouse)